Knigh

ejection. The hollowness in my chest and the searing pa

back meetings to numb my mind, but it was useless. My focus would drift, my mi

unting. I crumpled a financial report

eople who could get away with that. He held up his tablet. "Hey, man, don't bl

e Pack forum. "I'm not interested

. "Oh? Not even gossip

tions that Kaci was a "gold digger" and a "plagiarist." My first reaction was an

coffed, pushing

posted on her social media." He tapped the screen, showing a single photo: a massive floor-to-

d it. It was the penthouse at "The Celestial." That woman. She us

e was just enjoying herself? W

for herself," I sneered, t

" He swiped, and a hashtag filled the screen: AuroraIsBack. "Aurora? T

all these posts, accusing Kaci of plagiarizing her. Don't you think

om was always cluttered with cameras and art books. But I'd n

ome quiet, to have dinner with Carly. But as I parked my car in the cavernous garage and

ke a home. I instinctively sniffed the air, searching for the faint scent of grass and sunlight tha

g and sharp. She chattered excitedly about the engagement preparations,

Kaci to see that I can hire the master she could only ever imitate. She'll look l

filled with Caleb's words and the ima

Kaci had tended to herself. I had never set foot in it before, considering it a waste of time.

with evening dew. It was cool against my skin. As c

hat what I had lost might be mor